basin - bowl-shaped area of land surrounded by higher land, bay - inlet of the sea or of some other body of water, usually smaller than a gulf, canyon - deep, narrow valley with steep sides, cape - point of land that extends into water, channel - deepest part of a body of water, coastal plain - area of flat land along a sea or ocean, delta - triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river, fall line - area along which rivers form waterfalls or rapids as the rivers drop to lower land, glacier - large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land, gulf - part of a sea or ocean extending into the land, usually larger than a bay, inlet - any area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water, isthmus - narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land, marsh - lowland with moist soil and tall grasses, mesa - flat-topped mountain with steep sides, mountain pass - gap between mountains, mountain range - chain of mountains, mouth of river - place where a river empties into another body of water, peninsula - land that is almost completely surrounded by water, plain - area of flat or gently rolling low land, plateau - area of high, mostly flat land, savanna - area of grassland and scattered trees, sea level - level of the surface of an ocean or a sea, source of river - place where a river begins, strait - narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water, swamp - area of low, wet land with trees, tributary - stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river, volcano - opening in the earth, often raised, through which lava, rock, ashes, and gases are forced out,

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